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An album's artwork may be designed to show off a band and its music, but in some cases album cover designers have themselves attracted a degree of fame thanks to their iconic design work.
Julian Selby is a Ghanaian artist who merges design and elements into modernist portraits with his pencil drawings.
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Artwork by Pimpin
The artist goes by the name Artwork by Pimpin on his artworks and social media.
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Artwork by Pimpin is a self-taught artist, who is a master of understanding the dynamics of shade and light and translating them into powerfully detailed pencil drawings.
The pieces are vibrant re-workings of his beautiful collages.
For roughly three years, Artwork by Pimpin drew his intricate piece, which we still – no matter how long we look at it – cannot believe it is a drawing.
Here are ten brilliantly sketched album covers that always catch the eyes over the other records in the record store.
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Pencil artworks album by Pimpin
1. "After you" - Childhood Memories Episode 7
2. Ataraxis
3. Unbridled
4. Defenseless
5. The Thirst Episode 2
6. Backstabber Episode 2
7. Cry of the innocent
8. Addiction Episode 2
9. Breathless
10. Slice of Life